We Play
Draw Games
These variations are blinds games with No limit variation normally including an ante.
Game | Intial deal | Draws | Betting | Nut/best hand |
Ace to five | 5 cards face down | 3 | Fixed limit | A,2,3,4,5 |
Badugi | 4 cards face down | 3 | Fixed limit | A,2,3,4 – one of each suit |
2-7 Triple draw | 5 cards face down | 3 | Fixed limit or Pot limit | 2,3,4,5,7 – rainbow (at least one off-suit card) |
2-7 Single draw | 5 cards face down | 1 | No limit | 2,3,4,5,7 – rainbow (at least one off-suit card) |
Badacey | 5 cards face down | 3 | Fixed limit | Split pot between best Ace-5 hand and best Badugi hand |
Badeucey | 5 cards face down | 3 | Fixed limit | Split pot between best Ace-5 hand and best Badugi hand. Note that nut badugi is 2,3,4,5 perfect offsuit. |
5 card draw High | 5 cards face down | 1 | No limit | Royal flush |
Flop Games
These variations are blinds games, No limit & Pot limit variations may include an ante.
Game | Intial deal | Betting | Nut hand |
Holdem | 2 cards face down | Fixed, Pot & No limit | Royal flush |
Omaha Hi/Lo – 8 or better | 4 cards face down | Fixed & Pot limit | Split pot game between best ‘high’ hand and best ‘low’ hand |
Big O | 5 cards face down | Pot limit | Split pot game between best ‘high’ hand and best ‘low’ hand with the low requiring an 8 or better qualifier. |
Omaha | 4 cards face down | Fixed and Pot limit | Royal flush |
Stud Games
Stud variations are played with an ante & bring in as opposed to blinds. The player responsible for the ‘bring in’ is determined by the game type being played and is either the ‘high’ or ‘low’ card on 3rd street by suit.
Game | Initial deal | Future streets | Betting | Nut hand |
Stud | 2 cards down, one card up | 4th, 5th & 6thstreet face up, 7th street face down | Fixed limit | Royal flush (best 5 out of 7 cards used) |
Razz | 2 cards down, once card up | 4th, 5th & 6thstreet face up, 7th street face down | Fixed limit | A,2,3,4,5 any suit(s) |
Stud Hi/Lo – 8 or better | 2 cards down, once card up | 4th, 5th & 6thstreet face up, 7th street face down | Fixed limit | Split pot game between best ‘high’ hand and best ‘low’ hand with the low requiring an 8 or better qualifier. |
Stud Hi/Lo – Regular | 2 cards down, once card up | 4th, 5th & 6thstreet face up, 7th street face down | Fixed limit | Split pot game between best ‘high’ hand and best ‘low’ hand with no qualifier. |
Carnival Games
There comes a time in people’s lives where they take things from sublime to ridiculous and this is where the ‘carnival game’ variations fall into.
I have listed below many of the current games spread in different card rooms and private games throughout the world and more particularly the “after 10pm” list we currently add to our own cash games list, these include:
Archie | Ken-E-Dugi | Dramaha | Dramaha 2-7 |
Dramaha A-5 | Dramaha 49 | Dramaha Zero | Everest |
Luna | Stairway to seven | Draw-way to seven | Deuce way to seven |
Ace way to seven | Dramadugi | Duck flush | Action Razz |
Stud Hi & 2-7 Low | Super Razz Dugi | Razz Deucey | Razz Dugi |
Super Stud | Super Razz | Super Razz Deucey | Super Stud 8 |
Super Stud 8 & Badugi | The Cross | O8 double board ultimate | Oma-Jack |
Homaha | Stud 30 | Super Stud 30 | 777 |
The above games are combinations of draw/flop/stud and won’t be a part of MGA sanctioned events anytime soon!
If the games aren’t spread through WSOP ‘dealer’s choice’ then they won’t be included as a part of the academy training. The games listed don’t play well in tournaments (in my opinion) but certainly have a place in some cash games at lower limits.
